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The Cult of Visionary Tyrants
The Cult of Visionary Tyrants
Why abrasive leaders seem to succeed while principled leaders tend to remain in the shadows? Some time ago I shared…
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Apple in China: When Market Logic Becomes Geopolitics
Apple in China: When Market Logic Becomes Geopolitics
This is the short version of my deep dive, available here on Koncentrik. Patrick McGee’s Apple in China is not just…
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Winning the Battle for Trust When Truth is Fragmented
Winning the Battle for Trust When Truth is Fragmented
Quantum Narratives and Corporate Chaos: Why Business Leaders Must Rethink Truth, Trust, and Strategy in the…
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Agentic AI: Busting the Myth of Autonomous Agent Teams
Agentic AI: Busting the Myth of Autonomous Agent Teams
The claims are everywhere: “Agentic AI will run entire business functions without human oversight.” “Autonomous agent…
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Who Really Controls Your AI?
Who Really Controls Your AI?
Inside the Global Struggle for AI Sovereignty. And Why Infrastructure, Regulation, and Geopolitics Are Defining the…
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Horrible Bosses: Entitled by Title
Horrible Bosses: Entitled by Title
Be More Than the Role. It’s Only a Show.
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TechnoPolitics: A C-Suite Playbook for Mitigating Geopolitical Risk Across the Tech Stack
TechnoPolitics: A C-Suite Playbook for Mitigating Geopolitical Risk Across the Tech Stack
A field guide for CIOs, CTOs & CDOs facing a fragmented world. The world is changing, and fast.
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Understanding Extraterritorial Overreach: Navigating Global Sanctions, Tech Stacks, and Data Governance Risks in 2025
Understanding Extraterritorial Overreach: Navigating Global Sanctions, Tech Stacks, and Data Governance Risks in 2025
When sovereignty gets coded into infrastructure, compliance doesn’t stop at the border. Foreword As of April 2025, the…
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The Illusion of Intelligence: Why LLMs Are Not the Thinking Machines We Hope For
The Illusion of Intelligence: Why LLMs Are Not the Thinking Machines We Hope For
I stumble on a recent study by Bondarenko et al. (2024) that demonstrated that some large language models (LLMs)…
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The AI - Energy Paradox: Will AI Spark a Green Energy Revolution—Or Deepen the Global Energy Crisis?
The AI - Energy Paradox: Will AI Spark a Green Energy Revolution—Or Deepen the Global Energy Crisis?
A Strategic Guide for Corporate Decision-Makers This article was co-written together with Xavier Greco , CEO and…
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I just finished Patrick McGee's Apple in China. What I thought would be a story about globalization turned into something else entirely. A story…
I just finished Patrick McGee's Apple in China. What I thought would be a story about globalization turned into something else entirely. A story…
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Why would a U.S. outage silence U.K. government services? The recent AWS US-East-1 outage disrupted e-commerce and entertainment platforms but also…
Why would a U.S. outage silence U.K. government services? The recent AWS US-East-1 outage disrupted e-commerce and entertainment platforms but also…
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Last night before Xmas. Dreaming of going far. Been dreaming since I was a kid. Lets see what I got. Race starts in 12 hours.
Last night before Xmas. Dreaming of going far. Been dreaming since I was a kid. Lets see what I got. Race starts in 12 hours.
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Education
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Licenses & Certifications
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Friend of the Arts (Organisation)
National Arts Council
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Volunteer Experience
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Business Mentor
Singapore International Foundation
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Economic Empowerment
Mentored and coached young entrepreneurs to realise their social mission and build their business from the ground up.
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Publications
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Banks & Startups collaboration: in the search of equilibrium for sustainable growth
CIO Outlook
See publicationExploring collaboration models between financial institutions and tech startups
Honors & Awards
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Best Project Award 2003
ESME-Sudria Symposium Committee
Won "Best Project Award 2003" and presented at Paris Regional Centre for Innovation for building a communication module for any machine to transmit data via SMS, GPRS, Fax, Email; effectively demonstrating machine to machine communication ("Internet of Things").
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French
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English
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German
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Some amazing news Handprint has been selected by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) as a finalist in…
Some amazing news Handprint has been selected by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) as a finalist in…
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Honoured to have Apple in China reviewed by Elizabeth Economy in Foreign Affairs Magazine 🤯 Not all reviewers pick up on the national security…
Honoured to have Apple in China reviewed by Elizabeth Economy in Foreign Affairs Magazine 🤯 Not all reviewers pick up on the national security…
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We’re thrilled to welcome Aurélie Dhellemmes as our Board Advisor! A trailblazer in financial tokenization, Aurélie stands at the intersection of…
We’re thrilled to welcome Aurélie Dhellemmes as our Board Advisor! A trailblazer in financial tokenization, Aurélie stands at the intersection of…
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I was asked last week “why are you anti-AI?” I’m not. Just anti-hype, anti-waste. And… pro-business value & pro-business growth A friend asked my in…
I was asked last week “why are you anti-AI?” I’m not. Just anti-hype, anti-waste. And… pro-business value & pro-business growth A friend asked my in…
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🎯 A major milestone in our carbon neutrality journey! We are proud to announce the commencement of operations for Singapore's largest industrial…
🎯 A major milestone in our carbon neutrality journey! We are proud to announce the commencement of operations for Singapore's largest industrial…
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You know, I’ve been reflecting. It’s incredible how much life changes — and how much you change — with every decision you make. One of the most…
You know, I’ve been reflecting. It’s incredible how much life changes — and how much you change — with every decision you make. One of the most…
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This was quite a special interview - and that’s not just because it focused on an awesome futuristic flying car! It’s actually my first assignment…
This was quite a special interview - and that’s not just because it focused on an awesome futuristic flying car! It’s actually my first assignment…
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Earlier this month, Vikram and I had the privilege of joining the Singapore Executive Summit hosted by OpenAI What stood out in every discussion: AI has not peaked, not even close. The breakthroughs we see today are just the beginning. In the coming weeks, months, and years, AI will unlock capabilities that will fundamentally re-architect how enterprises operate. A successful enterprise AI charter should be built on 3 core principles: - Don’t wait for certainty. By then, it’s too late. - Hyper-experimentation wins. - If AI doesn’t solve a problem today, it doesn’t mean it won’t tomorrow. It just means you’re early. The question for leaders is no longer if AI will reshape their business, but how fast they can become AI-first. At CARS24 we have chosen to lead.
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